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E. J. JERZMANOWSKI.

GAS APPARATUS.

No. 343,995.. Patented June 22, 1886 (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. E. J.JERZMANOWSKI.

GAS APPARATUS. N0. 348,995 Patented-June 22, 1886.

XmmRwu UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

ERAZM J. JERZMANOWVSKI, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

GAS APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 343,995, dated June 22,1886.

Application filed March 31, 1882. Serial No. 56,935. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERAZM J. J ERZMANOW- mm, of the city, county, andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in GasApparatus, of which the following is a full, true, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation, partly in section, of my improvedgas apparatus. Fig. 2 represents a plan view thereof.

My invention relates to apparatus for heating cupolas, and to means forproducing enriched water-gas, and will be readily understood from theaccompanying drawings.

A represents a furnace in which coal or similar fuel is partly consumed,producing carbonic-oxide and other combustible gases. As shown, it is ofthe Siemens type; but it may be of any other form, and may be locatedeither below or on the same level with the rest of the apparatus.

B represents a cupola for producing watergas, and O a cupola forenriching the same. The furnace A communicates by pipes L, M, and N withsaid cupolas B and 0, respectively.

D represents apipe by which.air,which may, if desired, be heated, isinjected into cupolas B and 0, respectively.

K represents the chimney or escape-pipe from cupola B.

E represents a pipe connected with the governing-holder H and with thecupola G.

G represents the chimney or escape pipe from said cupola O.

J represents the gas-pipe through which the finished gas escapes.

W W represent washers.

F represents a pipe forsupplying liquid hydrocarbon t0 theconverting-cupola O.

The operation of my apparatus can now be readily understood. A firehaving been produced in the furnace A, the carbonic-oxide andcombustible gases are led through pipes L and M to water-gas cupola B;thence passing upward they escape through the chimney K, beingthoroughly consumed in said cupola by the supply of air injected throughthe pipe D. The pipe M being then closed and the pipe N opened and thevalve of pipe Kclosed,

steam is injected through the pipe S into the cupola B, makingwater-gasby its contact with the hot coal therein, which Water-gas passes intothe governing-holder H. The carbonic oxide from furnace A meanwhilepasses. into the cupola O,which may contain fire-brick or anthracite andother coal, meeting there the air from the pipe D. The hot gases arefully consumed in the cupola 0, thereby heating its contents. Theproducts of combustion escape upward by the chimney G. After thecontents of the cupola C have been thoroughly heated the operation isagain reversed and the cupola B is heated. Then the water-gas from theholder H is allowed to pass downward through the cupola O, and theproper supply of hydrocarbon is admitted through the pipe F.Thehydrocarbonistherebyvaporized,mingled with the gas passing throughthe cupola O, and is converted into a fixed gas. By this arrangement thegases produced in furnace A may be constantly used either in heating Bor G, and by reason of the governing-holder Ha uniform supply of gas iscaused to flow constantly through the enriching-cupola O.

The manipulation of thevarious valves will be readily apparent to anygas-engineer.

I am aware that it is not new to connect a gas generator with asuperheater to which naphtha is admitted from aholder, and then to passthe combined vapors of water and naphtha to aconverting-furnace; also,thatit is not new to conduct steam from a boilerto a decomposingcupolacontaining incandescent carbon, then to pass the gases to a condenser,thence to a gas-holder, thence to a carburetor containing hydrocarbonsin shallow pans, and from thence to a retort.

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The combination of a water-gas genera tor, a converting and enrichingcupola-,with a heating and gas-generating furnace, and with a gas-holderand the pipes and connections shown,whereby said furnace may be used toheat the water-gas generator and the converting-cupola alternately, andwhereby the gas from the holder may be passed to the enrichingcupolaafter the latter is heated and while the generating cupola is beingheated, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a water-gas generator, a converting-cupola, a pipefor admitting hydrocarbon to the latter, afurnace and pipes connectingit directly with both the water-gas generator and converting-cupola, andsuitable devices whereby the same may be heated al- IOU ternately,substantially as and for the purpose supply pipes and valves connectedto said [0 set forth. water-gas generator and converting-cupola 3. Thecombination of a water-gas generaand delivering air alternately thereto,substantor, a converting-cupola, a furnace provided tially as and forthe purpose set forth. 5 with pipes and valves for delivering carbonicoxide alternately to the generator and the con- ERAZM JERZMAI OWSKI'verting-cupola, a governing-holder connected Witnesses: to receive theproducts from the generator and ANTHONY GREF, Jr.

deliver them to the converting-cupola, and air- GEO. H. EVANS.

